Install Previous Versions of Apps on Adobe Creative Cloud

You can download previous versions of Creative Cloud apps. For most apps, you can have multiple versions of the same app installed on your computer at the same time, if you choose.

1.) Open the Creative Cloud desktop app by clicking the  Adobe icon in your Windows taskbar or the macOS menu bar. 

2.) Scroll down to the app you want to install and click the three dots icon

3.) In the drop-down list, click "Other Versions"

Image of Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app

4.) In the list that appears, find the app version that you want to install, and click "Install"

Image of list of apps in Adobe Creative Cloud

When you install a new version of a Creative Cloud app, its previous version is removed by default. However, you can set a preference to retain the previous version.


To Retain Previous Versions of an Application on Windows

1.) Open the Creative Cloud desktop application

2.) Select the Account icon in the upper-right corner, and then select Preferences.

3.) Select the Apps tab, then configure the app update settings and enable the option to retain previous versions when updating applications.

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